Ryan Giggs says moneybags Manchester City still have a lot to prove

Ryan Giggs claims Manchester City must prove their credentials on the pitch,
despite leaving Manchester United in their wake with a £60 million summer
spending spree.

Hardy perennial: Manchester United's Ryan Giggs has seen it all in nearly 20 years in the first teamPhoto: GETTY IMAGES

By Mark Ogden, Philadelphia

7:30AM BST 19 Jul 2010

Having spent more than £120 million on new players last season, City are on course to break the £100 million barrier again, with efforts being made to lure James Milner, Edin Dzeko and Mario Balotelli to Eastlands.

City have yet to win silverware under the ownership of Sheikh Mansour bin Zayed al Nahyan, however, and Giggs insists new faces David Silva, Yaya Toure and Jerome Boateng will be under pressure to deliver this season, as will the rest of their team-mates.

Giggs said: "It's a similar scenario to last season really. They have got so many talented players that, if they gel as a team, they'll be a force.

"If they don't, then obviously it could be a frustrating season for them and they'll probably get a little bit of stick.

"But if they gel as a team, like they proved in games last year, they can beat anyone. Like all of us, it's trying to get that consistency.

"Until we play them, I don't take any notice of what City are doing, just like any other team really.

"If they get the consistency, they'll be a force, but no one knows if they're going to do that."

United, currently in Philadelphia on their tour of North America, failed to become the first club to win four successive titles last season.

But Giggs insists they can bounce back by reclaiming the crown this season.

Giggs said: "I'm excited and looking forward to the new season and we hope it will go well.

"It was strange last season. Everyone was getting beaten at the top and everyone was beating each other, so the obvious thing for us this season is to lose less games and try to be a bit more consistent."